FINISHED:

Meyer, Stephenie. (2005). Twilight. New York: Little, Brown and Company.

[Well, I personally didn't see what all the fuss was about. It took me WAY longer to read than it should have, and, although I can't stand to label it as such, it really came across as WAY too girly-romancey. A lot of talking about feelings and gazing into each other's eyes thoughtfully. I can easily see, though, how so many teen girls LOVE it: Edward is the quintessential "bad boy" type - forbidden and dangerous! - who is too beautiful to resist.]

STARTED:
Choldenko, Gennifer. (2009). Al Capone shines my shoes. New York: Dial/Penguin.

[Reading an ARC of this anticipated sequel - reviewing for ACL...]

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